The Old Republic, Bioware’s latest MMO and the best recent shot at World of Warcraft‘s crown, is coming to Asia. Specifically, the game will launch March 1 in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand. Through digital download, some gamers in those regions may have purchased the game already and begun playing it on American or European servers, but Bioware says those players will have “a limited-time opportunity to migrate their characters from their current servers to Asia Pacific servers after the launch on March 1st.”
Previously on Penn Olson, we looked into whether or not The Old Republic really stands a chance of competing with WoW in Asia. The response to this launch will give us the first indication of how much interest there is in this game in Asia, and if the response is good it’s likely that Bioware’s next move will be to expand into bigger Asian markets like China.
The Old Republic retails for SG$64 and HK$389, but of course there’s also the monthly subscription plan, which still will be charged in US dollars at a rate of $12.99-$14.99 per month depending on what plan you pick. The game is definitely not cheap, and we’ll have to wait and see whether it catches gamers’ eyes in Singapore and Hong Kong.
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